The Odessa Police Department is urging drivers to exercise caution on the roads as winter weather rolls through the area. OPD ...

Music City Mall in Odessa, Texas, has become notorious for its outdated, mismatched carpet, a symbol of its decline. Despite ...

A portion of East Murphy Street will be closed starting Friday, as crews work on utility work in the area. According to a release from the City of Odessa, on ...

The 2025 Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference is returning in March and the full lineup of this year’s keynote speakers ...

TxDOT says winter weather operations are in full swing from North Texas to the Panhandle as crews work to clear the roadways. TxDOT also has a statewide map that shows road conditions are a mess in ...

Gov. Abbott directs Texas to escalate emergency readiness to Level II as winter weather threatens freezing temperatures ...

The Odessa High girls basketball team dropped its second District 2-6A contest with a 49-22 loss to Midland Legacy Tuesday at the Chaparral Center. With the win, the Lady Rebels improved to 13-12 ...

The Permian girls basketball team was dealt a 92-22 loss to Wolfforth Frenship in a District 2-6A contest Tuesday on the road. With the win, Frenship remained undefeated in district play, improving to ...

As arctic temperatures approach, Oncor is ramping up its winter preparedness efforts to ensure West Texans are not left in ...

In some high-elevation areas, including in parts of Texas, wind chill was plunging the feels-like temperatures to subzero levels.

Across hundreds of large U.S. cities, a median of 12.5% of workers work from home. But some cities see as many as 3 in 10 ...

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